Monday, October 5, 2009

Paige update:......we are home by nana's!!!!! paige is doing so well. she is able to walk now and sit up in a chair. her appetite is back and she is able to sleep through the night now without a nurse or doctor barging in to poke or prod her. no more needles for a long time!!!!

thank you again to all of you!!!!

racquel

I looking for some help here. For those of you who read my last post, I mentioned briefly of the condition of my neighbor. She, Paige age 13, was in a serious boating accident a few weeks ago and just had part of her arm amputated. The doctors are working to save the rest, but are unsure how much they can do. Here is a link to the article that describes it more in detail. Included in the article it mentions they've run out of room for flowers and stuffed animals, but cards are welcome. Well my family and I really want to something and I thought amazing cards from all you wonderful ladies would be just what could cheer Paige up. She is one of those girls that ALWAYS wears a smile.

I'll be offering up some BLOG CANDY for anyone who mails a card either to me to hand deliver or directly to Paige using the address from the article. Cards can be mailed to Paige Welch at Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115.

All you need to do is make a card for Paige, post on your blog, leave a comment here and mail it out. Not only will you then be entered in the drawing but you'll also be helping a very sweet girl and her family through a very hard time. I'd love to reach 100 cards for her!!!Thank you in advance for all your help. OK So I have......pack of SU prints packQueen & Co bradsClear stamp setSome adhesive ric rakA spool of ribbonSome adhesive fabric tapeLetter pinsSome stamped imagesPLUS a bag of assorted brads, buttons, charms, eyelets flowers etc(not shown)

*******The fantastically generous and creative Katharina from Whiff of Joy has also added 4 brand new releases to this blog candy with a cause!!!! These aren't even available yet!!! Thank you so much Katharina!!!

******And super talented (OK I'm ruuning out of adjectives, but we all know he rocks!!) Dustin Pike is offering digis for EVERYONE who sends a card to Paige. Thank you so much!!!!!!

****That sweet little bear image at the top of the post is the newest digi image from Whimsy Stamps!! One of the talented designers created this Teddy for Paige over the weekend. All proceeds from the sale of this image go right to Paige's medical fund. Check out the Whimsy site to get your own bear. The blog candy winner will also win the download!! Big hugs to Denise and her designer for getting this bear so quicjkly and so cute!!! It's amazing!

***I just received a touching email from Janice of Sunshine and giggles. She worked very hard to get 4 new images done to donate for my blog candy. They are 4 new stamps from Sunshine and Giggles Christmas/Winter line. The line was not set to be unveiled until Oct. 1 but Janice wanted to have them available for you to pre-order because Sunshine & Giggles will donate $2.00 per stamp for every stamp purchased between now- Sept. 07 and Oct. 31, 2009. I posted a sneak peek of a visit from Santa stamp. How awesome is that!!! Janice, I'm so touched by your generosity and your hard work thank you!!!!

****Lindsay from Lindsay's stamping stuff has also generously donated 3 digi images to the blog candy. They are a cute witch, harry the spider and haloween pumpkins. Lindsay thanks so much you and the images are super sweet!!!

****I also received a post under my blog candy that Shelly Schmidt will be donating an Inkadinkado stamp set called Winter Birds! So amazing Shelly Thanks so much! I'll try to get a pic to post with the others

***WOW this post is getting long. I can not express enough how touched I am by everyone who has made a card and by all the fabulous people who have donated and offered to help!! Big hugs to you all. I have 20 cards right now to give to Paige just from Fri and Sat so I am waiting for the mail today to bring over a big stack!!!! *** I also wanted to add Victoria Case's donation to this list. She is posting shortly about Paige and offering a free digi to everyone who mails Paige a card!!!!!! That was a great email to open this MOnday am!! Thanks Victoria, you're amazing!!!!

****I received a very touching email from Donna from My Artistic Release. She wants to help by donating a big box of stamps!!! So we decided to add a second drawing!!! The winner of the second drawing will receive this amazing package from Donna!! Big hugs to you hun!!!!!

*****Another one to add today! Elizabeth from Soft Pencil has donated a wonderful prize pack to add to the candy, including some digi images and paper. She also wanted everyone who has sent Paige a card to grab this witch image as a giant thank you!!! Big thanks to you too Elizabeth. Here's the image, you should be able to click and save!

I think I'll keep the candy thru the end of the week, I have over 100 posts + about 40 emails from people without blogs or people who didn't want to enter the candy! So we're so close to 200 so let's make that our new goal!!! Thanks so much!!

I also just want to add another big thank you for everyone who has mailed out so far, your support is greatly appreciated in so many ways!! Now let's keep 'em coming!!!

The last update I have is that Paige recently had surgery on her arm adn has to undergo two more.If you're mailing to me, email me and I'll email back my addy.Thanks for stoppin' by!

absolutely glad to be able to create for such a good cause. here's my post with a little hedgie card. but i wanted to also ask you if Paige is a girlie girl who would wear a beaded necklace with a butterfly pendant, or if she's more tomboyish. my husband makes beaded necklaces and said i could pick one to send to Paige with my card. please let me know! :)

Hi Erin, I have posted it on my blog and will be sending Paige a card. But no need to put me in the candy! I was horrified by reading the article, and at the same time amazed by how well she is facing the reality of loosing her arm. You are doing a great thing for your neighbours Erin!!

I am so saddened to read this Erin as I do know personally what her family are going through just now as my son lost his leg after an accident when he was 11 years old. I would love to send Paige a card - gotta keep that wee girl smiling.Please pass onto the family they are in my thoughts and prayers.Hugs,Nicola -x-Hugs,Nicola -x-

Hello Erin,A card will go out from me to that sweet child,I do not want to be in for the candy,I am just wishing to offer her my prayers and hope she will be able to adjust her life to the tradgedy she has undergone.I will be saying my prayers for her and please keep us informed of her progress.I have made myself a follower so you can post and let us all know,Eunice

Oh how tradgic for Paige and her family! I shall send a card for you to pass on and have put a link on my blog. I can't image how distraught Paige must be feeling, I really hope that the surgery has been successful in saving part of her arm, what an awful thing to happen. My heart goes out to Paige and her family.Shelly xx

Erin I would love to help out! Do you know if Paige has any special favs(colors etc), likes or interests that could be incorporated into a card to make it special just for her? Our prayers for her and her family for a quick recovery and healing, mind body and spirit.

Hi Erini came from Dustin's blog, and really Paige's news broke my heart, praying for her and familyI'm mailing the card tomorrow to the hospital's address.Thanks for the idea, it's very good.BlessingsMJhttp://talkingtruth.typepad.com/ourfamilycorner/

Oh my goodness Erin, what a totally good cause, i am so delighted to make Paige a card. I have so enjoyed putting it together, and Paige has helped a little bit of my mojo return. I have posted the card on my blog HERE Hope you like it Erin.

Hugs Linda Erin can you email me your address so i can forward the card to you. My email address is littlepopits@aol.com

What a lovely thing you are doing for Paige, I hope all the cards she receives will help in some small way to brighten her day. I have a son the same age and I can't imagine what Paige and her family are going through my heart goes out to them Love & Hugs Susie xxHere is my card for Paige

Hi! Prayers are being said in their name. I made a card last night and posted about it on my blog. I hope it puts a smile on this little girls face.http://confessionsofastamper.blogspot.com/2009/09/happy-sunday-and-hope-you-join-in.html

I put a card in the mail yesterday and passed on this info to my stamp club. I bet she gets a whole lot more cards than 100. I am seeing the link to your blog on blogs from around the world. From reading the article, it sounds like a miracle that she is alive.

Ohhhh My This is such sad news. When I read it the other day I literally cried. My heart goes out to Paige and her family. What a brave girl. Of course I wanted to send her a card, so I got right to work on it. She's so brave, and could use lots of cheering up I'm sure. I just posted my card on my blog, along with some information in hopes that others will join in. I will be mailing it out first thing tomorrow.Big Hugs Lynda =)

I am wondering is the hospital address still a good one?? Is she stil in the hospital??I will be sending my card tomorrow. Tuesday September 8here is the link.... hugs.......jannyhere you can view the card for Paige

Hi Erin, I don't know how to reach you personally so I'll comment here. This is such a wonderful thing you're doing for your friends and I'll certainly have a card in the mail to her tomorrow. I am a design team member for Sunshine and Giggles and I also have my own challenge blog, Tuesday Morning Sketches. I will be featuring this card call on both my blogs on tomorrow's posts. I do not wish to be considered for the fantastic candy you're offering. I only want to help.

I was so saddened to read your story about Paige. I will keep her in my prayers. I have posted it on my blog and will send my card to her at the hospital tomorrow. Might take a few deays as I live in Scotland. You are a wonderful friend to have.xx Vee

Oh Erin - my heart goes out to her and her family; my sister was hurt in an accident when she was 14 and lost the ability to walk, but with loving family and friends, she was able to get through. She is now 38 and my hero. Thank you so much for doing this for her - she will love getting these. I will keep Erin and her family in my prayers and thoughts. I'll work on a card for her and will get it out in the next few days.

Hi Erin,I just finished my card for Paige and sent the info to all my yahoo card making groups. I hope Miss Paige has a big, no make that HUGE mailbox! I hope these cards can help get her and her family through this difficult time! Thanks, Lisa

Hi Erin _I'm sending out 2 cards tommomrow one from me and sister I posted it on my blog and on my group Anystampwilldo.ning.com.I hope people read it I linked it back to your blog so the can get more info .Also my card is posted on the blog and I emailed it to you God Bless Sarah K

Good morning Erin, I sent the mission out that we talked about. She should be receiving lots of cards now. I also will be posting on my blog about her story with the little card I made her. Give her a big hug from me.. Thanks for letting us know so we can help just a little. Lots of Hugs http://afishoutofwater-wanda.blogspot.com/

i have made paige a card, i will post it to you tommorow and i have left the link and card on my blogmy daughter who is the same age as paige has got all of her class mates to send a little message as well.Mandy xx

What a fabulous thing you are doing for Paige and her family!! I will send my card soon and I also wanted to let you know that we are spreading the word via Crafty Creations Challenge blog. My heart goes out to Paige and her family!! Deena

What a fabulous thing you are doing for Paige and her family!! I will send my card soon and I also wanted to let you know that we are spreading the word via Crafty Creations Challenge blog. My heart goes out to Paige and her family!! Deena

This is a pretty awesome thing you're doing for Paige & it looks like you're getting a good response! I just wanted to let you know I've made a card for Paige (posted here on my blog) and will be dropping it in the mail tomorrow.

Hi, Please can you let me have your details to send you a card for paige, my heart goes out to her and I will let eveyone else know about her too, I got the link from a post on trimcrafts forum. My email addy is; kaylascards@aol.comlove Michaela xxx

greetings from Sweden! I think i found your page from Crafty Creations during my bloghop... =) I'll be mailing her some cards (My daughters want to send there own cards to her also) Hope it's ok that i will make a posting tomorrow about this? (hoping for more cards from Sweden & Finland) Bless you for doing this! Is there anything spec. she likes? Colors etc?

My heart goes out to this little girl and her family. I think it is so sweet for you to have this card drive and to help in such a special way. I have created a card which will be going out in the mail first thing in the a.m. You can go here to see my card.

Hi Erin, I ran into Paige's story on Shelly's blog, My Creative Rumblings. I am sending a card out to Paige today. I hope all the love being sent is felt by this dear young girl. My blessings to you for bringing this to our attention and to Paige and her family as they face these difficulties! My thought and prayers are with them!

Forgot to say that I added to my post for Stampin's Pink Teal and Orange challenge cos that was the card I have sent her - I thought she would be getting lots of get well cards, I wanted to send her something fun and cheerful :D

I would LOVE to send a card in for her! What a brave girl. Can you please send me your snail mail addy and I will mail you the card. I will post a picture as soon as I am done it! I will post this on my blog too! Thanks!!me_batson@yahoo.ca

I finished my card today, and it is now posted to my blog. Could you please e-mail me with YOUR addy of where to send it (I would rather send it to you than the hospital, incase she is out before me_batson@yahoo.ca). I hope that Paige makes a full recovery, please keep us posted. She is in my thoughts and prayers. What a brave girl!!here is my card

I will be making and posting a card for Paige on my blog:http://audreyscardsbydesign.blogspot.comI am very happy to do this and will then send it out as soon as I can as it may take a while to get there as I live in Mexico. Very happy to do this God Bless!!

Erin I comitted to making a card and sending it to you to give to Paige. I have handwritten the sentiment and it just fit the situation along with the card. Not a typical feel better card, but one that will make her smile. My card is here, and I will be writing on the inside and praying that this will be lemonade and not a lemon in her life. Much prayers and support for Paige and her family. Iona

Hello Erin! poor Paige... it´s a great idea and so nice of you sending her many cards! I would love to donate some of my digi-stamps, e-mail me at elizabethpujalka@hotmail.comMy best wishes for Paige :)

Hi Erin this is such a sad story but you are making things a little brighter for paige.I will send out a card to her using the hospital addy some girlfriends will do the same and i dont want anything in return so i dont want to be in the blog candy give away.It looks good but i want to send a card because i care god bless

hello erin. this is racquel welch, paige's mum. where do i start???? thank you i guess would be good. i can't tell you how much all of the cards she has received so far have done for her. she looks forward to mail call every day. her spirits are still high....thanks to you and all of your blog friends. the doctors were able to save quite a bit of her arm. she will have a working elbow making it so much easier to fit her with a prosthetic arm (not for several more months). her last surgery on 09/09/09 was the worst pain wise but the best results wise. muscle, veins, an artery, a nerve and skin were removed from the right side of her back(from under her arm to her hip). a 10 by 5 inch piece of skin was also taken from her right thigh and these were all grafted to her arm to allow her to eventually use the new limb. she had a few set backs and her suffering was almost my undoing but she pulled through and might be discharged from the hospital this thursday or friday. she loves all the cards and the gifts. and yes she likes the beaded necklace with the butterfly pendant. as well as the stamps, bookmarks, stickers and blank card to use for herself and all the other very thoughtful and creative goodies that keep filling her room and her heart. she is so amazed when she receives the cards from overseas. i can never thank you all enough for what you have done and continue to do. we are hopeful at returning to our home in nh by october. please forgive my lack of capitals and punctuation as i have the use of one hand only at the moment and typing is difficult especially as i was a 2 finger typist in the first place. both paige and i will require at least a year to recover from our injuries but i am thrilled to announce that my nephew's is coming along sooner than expected. thank you again to all of you especially erin for starting this.

I would be so happy to spread some cheer to Paige and her family. What a horrible ordeal to have to go through. And how sweet of you Erin to do what you are doing for Paige! I will post my card for Paige soon!

Hi Erin, I follow your blog and my heart went out the Paige :( Very sad. I am mailing out our cards tomorrow. My daughter and I made a card....thank you for getting cards together for her. You can see the cards on my blog

What a wonderful idea, have made a card, posted on my blog, I am sure Paige will will have many smiles from all those wonderful cards and messages sent from around the world. Thanks for giving us this opportunity, take careX:)

Can you please contact me stempelientje@ymail.com and send me your address so I can send you a card to hand to Paige.My computer won't allow me to get your email address as I don't have Outlook express on my pc.My heart goes out to this brave young girl.How kind of you to organize a card getting for her,I hope it will cheer her up a bit.I will also put a post on on my blog: StempelientjeGreetings from Stempelientje.

Bless You Erin!! I sent a card out to you yesterday for Paige but didn't post it to my blog. I will try and get another one ready to go tomorrow! That young lady shouldn't have to be going through this misery ... I hope all the cards at least give her a reason to smile if even for a little while!!

I'm not sure where to post my picture as I don't have a blog. I can send you the link. I also need your address to send it to you, if that's what you prefer. Just let me know, otherwise I can mail it out to her tomorrow.

Hi Erin, this is such a wonderful thing you've organised, and I'm so glad to see loads of people getting on board. I've made my card for Paige (using the Whimsy digi stamp), but I can't upload it to my blog until Sunday as it's for one of the challenge DTs I'm on (I thought it would be good for a bit of extra exposure for this worthy cause). I'll pop it in the mail tomorrow to you, but it may take a little while, as it's coming to you from the UK! Obviously, I would love to be included in your wonderful blog candy draw too! Thank you for being so caring and AWESOME! Hugs, Simonne x

I heard about Paige through the blogging world and I just hope she got my card I sent out a week ago... she's in my thoughts and all I can do is give ((((cyber hugs))).....Please DO NOT enter me into any drawing if you were to come across my card. That's not what I want at all...What an awesome neighbor you are to do this..best wishes..Mandy

Erin, this is so wonderful of you to keep watch on your neighbor's daughter, Paige. I sent my card to the hospital when I heard about this and was delighted to hear others pitching in. I would love to make more cards for Paige, a brave young girl. My heart goes out to her. Please send your address to me at terryoulboub@yahoo.com so that I can send my cards on Monday for the postman.

Hi Erin I've been reading the updates on Paige thank you so much for keeping us informed. I sent in my card a while ago but alas forgot to add a link to it. So here is a link to the card. http://stamp-n-play.blogspot.com/2009/09/paiges-thinking-of-you-card.html

AMAZING, Erin! you have done a fantastic thing with this card drive for Paige! i'm so pleased to hear she's home and recovering well! thanks for the updates! i wonder what her room looked like after the love started rolling in from around the world! :D

It's me, Paige. I thought I would write a comment on the blog to thank everyone for all the cards. My entire family is very grateful to have people who care about us. Special thanks to those who made bookmarks, stamps, necklaces, stickers, blank cards for me to use, and pins. I'm so very amazed that I've received cards not only from the United States, but also from many different countries. So far I have cards from Canada, England, Scotland, Sweden, Finland, The Netherlands, and Italy. Thank you again for all of the time and hard work that you all have put into your wonderful cards.

Hi Erin,At first: You're a super neighbour!We lost two years ago our eldest son Wilfred, he lost his arm in a tractor accident. He bleeded death, horrible. That was of course the first thing what slipped into my mind reading your story. Of course I'm glad Paige is still alive. Could you mail me your adress, my mail is JeanetvanderLee@hotmail.com (Holland) then I'm certain to send a card for Paige. I also annouce it on my blog, so maybe you get more cards...

Hi Erin~~ you are the greatest!!! to help others is why God created us!!! Thank you for asking the world to brighten life for Paige!! I will be sending card and you can view it HEREThanks for your generosity and it sure looks like it paid forward with all the additional offers.Good things happen to those who do "Pay it forward"Love and BlessingsMary Lou

Hiya,I have made a card for Paige, YOU CAN SEE IT HERE Please may I have the address to send it to, and is it ok to send a little bracelet that I made for her? (Just a little beaded one)Kind regardsAngie

Goodness me! Erin thank you for posting this message I have my card made and ready to post I have added her name on the card too! I have also added a little post about it on my blog too! and entered simon and chrisma with the card hoping more people will see it! and hope I can add myself here to enter your candy! Samantha :0)

Hi Erin, I came across your blog and Paige's story on Simon Says Stamp and my heart goes out to all of you. What a curageous young lady though. I have made my card and linked it to the Simon Says Challenge and here it is for you to see as well. You're doing an amazing thing.

I think this is a wonderful thing you are doing! I've just found out about it via Simon Says Blog, so today I made a card for Paige. I think I'm going to have my 9 year old write something in it and sign it!

I'm in. How do I send a card directly to you? I have the perfect card already made. I made it in hopes of finding someone special to give it to. It is the one with the butterflies. http://bluepoohbear753.blogspot.com/2009/09/hey-everyone-check-out-blog-candy-i.html#comments

I have a card made for paige on my blog. I just need an address. I would like to send to you. The other addy was a hospital and I wasn't clear if she is still in the hospital. Hoping for full recovery.